**IMPORTANT** SOCIAL STUDIES TEXTBOOKS CAN NOW BE TURNED IN. PLEASE BRING YOUR BOOK TO MRS. REED A.S.A.P.
BLOCKS 1, 2, & 3
*GRADED #3, 4, & 5 FROM THE SAVINGS ACTIVITY
*DISCUSSED STOCKS AND BONDS
*NO HOMEWORK
BLOCKS 6, & 7
*INTRODUCTION TO PERSONAL FINANCE
*CLASSWORK: DISCUSS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. CALCULATE THE INTEREST EARNED ON A SAVINGS ACCOUNT: EXAMPLES #1 & 2.
*HOMEWORK: COMPLETE SAVINGS PROBLEMS #3, 4, & 5.
*INTRODUCTION TO THE PERSONAL FINANCE UNIT
*CW: DISCUSS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS AND CALCULATING INTEREST. WE WORKED TWO PROBLEMS TOGETHER.
*HW: COMPLETE #3, 4, & 5 DUE TOMORROW!
*THIS WEEK WAS FILLED WITH PRESENTATIONS OF AUSTRALIA/OCEANIA PROJECTS. PRESENTATIONS WERE FINISHED ON FRIDAY (5/9).
*NEXT WEEK WE WILL BEGIN A UNIT ON PERSONAL FINANCE. THERE WILL BE ONE MORE TEST (OVER PERSONAL FINANCE) BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.
**IMPORTANT** SOCIAL STUDIES TEXTBOOKS CAN BE TURNED IN NEXT WEEK. 10 POINTS E.C. WILL BE GIVEN TO STUDENTS WHO TURN IN BOOKS ON MONDAY (5/12), 5 POINTS ON TUESDAY (5/13). STUDENTS WHO DO NOT TURN IN TEXTBOOKS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING TO REPLACE THE BOOK.
*AUSTRALIA/OCEANIA PROJECTS WERE DUE TODAY. STUDENTS BEGAN PRESENTING PROJECTS TODAY. WE WILL CONTINUE PROJECT PRESENTATIONS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. STUDENTS WHO DID NOT PRESENT TURNED IN THEIR PROJECTS.
*HOMEWORK: NONE!
**MRS. REED WAS GONE TODAY**
*STUDENTS WATCHED A VIDEO ABOUT AUSTRALIA. NOTES WERE TAKEN OVER THE VIDEO AND TURNED IN AT THE END OF CLASS.
*HOMEWORK: AUSTRALIA/OCEANIA PROJECT DUE TOMORROW!!
**IMPORTANT NOTE: MRS. REED WILL BE AT SCHOOL EARLY TO WORK WITH STUDENTS ON THEIR AUSTRALIA/OCEANIA PROJECT. EARLY WORK DAYS WILL BE THURSDAY, MAY 1; FRIDAY, MAY 2; AND TUESDAY, MAY 6 (PROJECT IS DUE 5/6). MEET IN THE CAFETERIA AT 7:50 AND I WILL PICK UP STUDENTS TO WORK IN MY ROOM. IF YOU ARRIVE AFTER PICK-UP, CHECK IN AT THE CAFETERIA AND THEN HEAD TO THE ROOM TO WORK.
*TODAY WAS THE FIRST IN-CLASS WORK DAY FOR THE PROJECT OVER AUSTRALIA/OCEANIA. STUDENTS WERE GIVEN AN ASSIGNMENT SHEET FOR THE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OVER AUSTRALIA & OCEANIA ON MONDAY OR TUESDAY OF THIS WEEK. A COPY OF THE ASSIGNMENT SHEET AND RUBRIC ARE ATTACHED TO THE BLOG AND CAN BE PRINTED IF EXTRA COPIES ARE NEEDED.
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*AUSTRALIA PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT TIMELINE:
IN-CLASS WORK DAYS: APRIL 30TH, MAY 1ST, MAY 2ND.
PROJECT WILL BE DUE MAY 6TH. PRESENTATIONS WILL BEGIN ON MAY 6TH AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK UNTIL EACH CLASS IS DONE.
*HOMEWORK: BE SURE THAT YOU HAVE COMPLETED RESEARCH FOR YOUR PROJECT. YOU ONLY HAVE TWO MORE DAYS IN CLASS TO WORK ON THE PROJECT.
**DUE TO CRCT TESTING ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY, THE CLASS SCHEDULED WILL BE MODIFIED. BLOCKS 3, 1, 5 & 7 WILL MEET MONDAY. BLOCKS 3, 2, 4 & 6. WILL MEET ON TUESDAY. REGULAR SCHEDULE WILL RESUME ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2008.
*STUDENTS WERE GIVEN AN ASSIGNMENT SHEET FOR THE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OVER AUSTRALIA & OCEANIA. A COPY OF THE ASSIGNMENT SHEET AND RUBRIC ARE ATTACHED TO THE BLOG AND CAN BE PRINTED IF EXTRA COPIES ARE NEEDED.
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*AUSTRALIA PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT TIMELINE: IN-CLASS WORK DAYS: APRIL 30TH, MAY 1ST, MAY 2ND. PROJECT WILL BE DUE MAY 6TH. PRESENTATIONS WILL BEGIN ON MAY 6TH AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK UNTIL EACH CLASS IS DONE.
*HOMEWORK: PLAN FOR YOUR PROJECT. BRING IN ITEMS YOU WILL NEED FOR WORK DAY ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30TH.
**DON'T FORGET THAT CRCT TESTING BEGINS THIS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23 THROUGH TUESDAY, APRIL 29. STUDENTS NEED TO BE GETTING PREPARED TO TAKE THESE IMPORTANT TESTS**
*NO WARM-UP THIS WEEK
*CRCT REVIEW ACTIVITIES HAVE TAKEN PLACE THIS WEEK. MAKE SURE TO LOOK THROUGH YOUR SOCIAL STUDIES NOTEBOOK AND REVIEW WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED ONE MORE TIME BEFORE THE TEST ON TUESDAY, APRIL 29.
*HOMEWORK: NONE
**DON'T FORGET THAT CRCT TESTING BEGINS THIS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23 THROUGH TUESDAY, APRIL 29. STUDENTS NEED TO BE GETTING PREPARED TO TAKE THESE IMPORTANT TESTS**
*NO WARM-UP THIS WEEK
*FINISHED REVIEWING ANSWERS TO THE CRCT PRACTICE QUIZ OVER AUSTRALIA AND OCEANIA
*REVIEWED CH. 1 SECT. 2 ASSIGNMENT (CRCT REVIEW)
*STUDENTS ANSWERED PRACTICE CRCT QUESTIONS OVER LATIN AMERICA AND CANADA USING SENTEO. WE WILL REVIEW THEIR ANSWERS TOMORROW.
*HOMEWORK: NONE
*WARM-UP #5: MATH UNRAAVEL
*REVIEWED ANSWERS TO THE CRCT PRACTICE QUIZ OVER AUSTRALIA AND OCEANIA
*HOMEWORK: NONE
